Every Day Sketches

Once again, a friend and I have challenged each other to try to make at least one sketch each day in November. Here are some that I feel comfortable posting.

 Some have been mundane...

Some have been sketched while I've waited...

Sometimes I've sketched looking out windows...

or on a walk...

I've gone to figure drawing sessions...

I've drawn plants....

and I've drawn with friends...

(If you look closely on the teapot lid, you'll see the reflections of some sketchers. You'll have to trust me on this.)

About two weeks into the challenge, I felt pressured to sketch and was counting the days left in the month. Then in about the third week, I was back in the swing of things and it was easy to find a subject to draw. Lots of times, I'd start planning what I might sketch the next day. Like any habit, it gets easier with time and eventually, a day doesn't feel complete until I've sketched.

Winter to Spring

When it was chilly outside, I was getting desperate to sketch something in the house that I hadn't already sketched...thus the sketch of the closet.

I finished my sketchbook of very small things...

Luckily, winter turned to spring and there are more flowers to sketch.

I can get away from doing car sketching so much...

and soon, I'll be able to sketch people who are outside enjoying he sun.

Happy Spring!

Waiting....Sketches from the Car

I used to hate to wait, and life often required waiting.  In order to make my frequent watch-checking more amusing, I had a watch that changed colors with the second hand. That helped a little, but mostly,I was an impatient, restless (and sometimes irritable) fidgeter when I waited. That was before I read Danny Gregory's blog  and started carrying a sketchbook with me everywhere. Now, like many people who draw regularly, a wait doesn't usually bother me because it's a chance to squeeze in a quick sketch. Sometimes I even tag along on a grocery trip or a latte run just to be able to sketch something while waiting. Here are some of the things I've sketched recently from the car.

This is Franks A Lot hotdogs, across the parking lot from Whole Foods.

I liked the funny toys in the storefront window.

This is about as much of a building as I like to draw.

We watched storm clouds gather from the airport Cell Phone Waiting Area as we waited to pick up some friends. 

Their flight was late, so I started sketching things inside the car.

Now, with smart phones, it's easy to be distracted and waiting isn't much of a problem. Still, I'm going to try to keep up my sketching-while-waiting habit that I've been doing for several years. Thank you, Danny Gregory, for showing us that just about anything can be interesting to draw.